Journal article
Using Marital Status and Continuous Marital Satisfaction Ratings to Predict Depressive Symptoms in Married and Unmarried Women With Systemic Sclerosis: A Canadian Scleroderma Research Group Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Married persons have, on average, better mental health than nonmarried persons. Among married persons, marital satisfaction is associated with better mental health. Studies on mental health in married and nonmarried persons that consider marital satisfaction have categorized patients as satisfied versus unsatisfied, which reduces statistical power and does not generate clinically useful information on mental health across the …
Authors
Levis B; Rice DB; Kwakkenbos L; Steele RJ; Hagedoorn M; Hudson M; Baron M; Thombs BD; Group TCSR
Journal
Arthritis Care & Research, Vol. 68, No. 8, pp. 1143–1149
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2016
DOI
10.1002/acr.22802
ISSN
2151-464X